Local Authority Safeguarding Index

Blackburn with Darwen Safeguarding Pulse

2026 transparency snapshot for 89 schools, ranked nationally against 183 local authorities.

47/100 Average Transparency Score
89 Schools Monitored
#37 National Rank
+3 pts above the national average (44/100)

*Calculated from 2026 Ofsted & iXBRL signals across 89 schools in Blackburn with Darwen.

Top Performers

Highest Transparency Scores in Blackburn with Darwen

  1. 1
    Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  2. 2
    Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  3. 3
    Islamiyah School Not applicable · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  4. 4
    Newfield School Not applicable · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  5. 5
    Pleckgate High School Secondary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
Directory

All Schools in Blackburn with Darwen

16 plus 1
School Ofsted Transparency
Blackburn College BB2 1LH Good 62
Not applicable 16
School Ofsted Transparency
Al Islah Girls' High School BB1 1TF Good 52
Aurora Woodlands School BB3 2NG Good 55
Crosshill Special School BB3 1HZ Good 44
Dar Ul Madinah BB2 6HD Good 55
Eden School BB2 4NW Good 48
Islamiyah School BB1 5NQ Outstanding 70
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School BB1 5JT Good 48
Lower Pastures BB3 3QP Good 44
Markazul Uloom BB2 3NY Inadequate 25
Newfield School BB1 2PW Outstanding 70
Noorul Uloom BB2 3NY Good 52
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda BB1 5JT Good 48
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School BB1 5NZ Good 48
St Thomas's Centre BB1 9TH Outstanding 70
The Heights Blackburn BB2 4NW Good 52
Westholme School BB2 6QU ISI inspected 55
Nursery 4
School Ofsted Transparency
Ashworth Nursery School BB2 1QU Good 54
Brunel Nursery School BB1 1ES Good 54
Longshaw Nursery School BB2 3NF Good 62
Turncroft Nursery School BB3 2DN Outstanding 70
Primary 56
School Ofsted Transparency
Ashleigh Primary School BB3 2JT Good 48
Audley Infant School BB1 1SE Good 48
Audley Junior School BB1 1SE Good 44
Avondale Primary School BB3 1NN Good 48
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School BB1 1NE Good 48
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary BB2 4JJ Outstanding 70
Brookhouse Primary School BB1 6NY Good 44
Cedars Primary School BB1 8HQ Good 52
Daisyfield Primary School BB1 5LB Good 48
Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary BB3 3EB Good 44
Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy BB3 0EY Inadequate 25
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School BB3 2BW Good 44
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy BB3 2JA Good 48
Feniscowles Primary School BB2 5EG Good 48
Griffin Park Primary School BB2 2PN Good 44
Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School BB3 3NH Outstanding 70
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn BB1 8QN Good 44
Holy Trinity VC School BB3 2RW Good 52
Intack Primary School BB1 3HY Good 44
Lammack Primary School BB1 8LH Good 44
Little Treasures BB1 8QN — 25
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School BB2 5NX Good 48
Longshaw Community Junior School BB2 3NX Good 44
Longshaw Infant School BB2 3NF Expected standard 40
Lower Darwen Primary School BB3 0RB Good 48
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery BB2 4TT Good 44
Meadowhead Junior School BB2 4QG Good 52
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn BB2 3UG Good 44
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School BB2 6DF — 10
Ring O' Roses Pre School BB2 3HP — 25
Roe Lee Park Primary School BB1 9RP Good 48
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn BB2 6HQ — 40
Shadsworth Infant School BB1 2EL Good 52
Shadsworth Junior School BB1 2ET Good 52
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy BB2 4EW Good 52
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn BB1 5BN — 22
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn BB2 1LQ Good 44
St Antony's RC Primary School BB1 2HP Good 52
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School BB2 1SN Good 52
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School BB3 0HY Requires Improvement 37
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy BB3 0AA — 18
St James' Church of England Primary School BB3 0QP — 22
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn BB1 8EG Good 44
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen BB3 2SG Good 52
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School BB2 2LZ — 22
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School BB1 1DF Expected standard 40
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School BB1 6LE Good 44
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn BB2 5EP Good 52
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn BB2 2RY — 22
St Silas's CofE Primary School BB2 6JP Good 48
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School BB1 5PE Good 44
St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School BB3 0LX Good 44
The Olive School, Blackburn BB2 6QQ Outstanding 70
Turton Belmont Community Primary School BL7 8AH Good 48
Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School BL7 0AH — 40
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy BB2 6LX Outstanding 70
Secondary 12
School Ofsted Transparency
Blackburn Central High School BB2 3HJ — 14
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy BB3 3HD Good 55
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio BB3 1AF Expected standard 40
Darwen Vale High School BB3 0AL Good 48
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy BB1 1PY — 10
Pleckgate High School BB1 8QA Outstanding 70
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School BB2 6DF Good 52
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn BB2 4SR Good 52
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy BB2 2JR Good 44
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School BB2 2LD Outstanding 70
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School BB2 7AD Outstanding 70
Witton Park Academy BB2 6TD Good 44
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